ultra basic "slouchie"

[Greg Barrick]

Hi everyone, just a little rambling right now. My cubby is great but just a little small for the wife and I for more than a wknd. My winter project has begun. Using an old tent camper frame (6'-4"x 11'-10") I'm starting a slouchie build. (Maybe a standie as the wife is 5'-1" & I'm 5'-6") This will be quite minimalistic, partly to keep weight down to help offset wind resistance while towing. Wife wants a FULL size bed crosswize in the rear. I'm putting in a 4" drop floor in the front half forward of the axel. Possibley a pair of tall, narrow cabinets in the front, 1 each side, to assist with structure. And probably a pair of short cabinets, 1 each side in the center. We don't plan on cooking indoors unless forced to. Also, we MAY have a porta poti, but only stored inside while traveling. It will only be used outside in the shower tent. We really want enough heigth as to be able to move and sit in bag chairs to read or whatever if weather is unbearable. Don't want to only lay down. In the weeks to come, I'll finish the floor and prop up a wall and roof so the wife & I can decide on actual heigth. At that point, I can come up with a profile offering interior roof and minimise air resistance for decent gas mileage. (?) The wife and I really like the "riverside 13 retro garageable" standie. Not sure I can get that low with my funds. I know I need to radius the ends, but I don't want to waste all my toungue space with a large radius. And with a 12' frame, I'd have to use more ply on side walls or shorten the frame to try to keep to 12' overall body. So, just rambling 'till I can make a desision.